Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse open houses start June 3

NEW CASTLE — Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, will host its first open house of 2012 at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse on Sunday, June 3.

NEW CASTLE — Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, will host its first open house of 2012 at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse on Sunday, June 3.

The series of open houses will continue from 1 to 5 p.m. each Sunday through Columbus Day weekend. No reservations are needed. The guided tours are on a first-come, first-served basis. Children under 42 inches tall are not permitted to climb to the top, and adults are not permitted to carry children up the stairs.

Visitors are invited to climb to the lantern room to enjoy the view at the mouth of the Piscataqua River and to see the 19th-century lens up close. Volunteers will tell visitors about the light station's history. There are 44 stairs and a seven-rung ladder to the lantern room. Flat shoes, not sandals or flip-flops, are recommended to climb to the top.

The suggested donation to climb is $4 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under. Visitors should park outside the gate to Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor and walk to the lighthouse. For information, visit www.portsmouthharborlighthouse.org.

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